Princess Anne has been recovering in hospital with a concussion after she was thought to have been hit on the head by a horse.
The king’s sister, 73, was walking around her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire on Sunday night when the incident occurred.
But, due to the injuries he sustained, he seems unable to remember exactly what happened.
An air ambulance was called and she was treated at the scene before being taken by road to hospital. Her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, accompanied her. She is also known to have minor head injuries and will remain under observation for several days, meaning all of her commitments have been cancelled, along with a work visit to Canada on Thursday.
However, she is conscious and comfortable and is expected to make a “full and rapid” recovery.
Princess Anne is recovering in hospital with a concussion after she was believed to have been hit on the head by a horse.
Princess Anne at Royal Ascot last Thursday. She is also understood to have minor head injuries and will remain under observation for several days, meaning all of her engagements have been cancelled.
The Royal Princess during the Color March. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Her Royal Highness remains in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full and rapid recovery.”
The Princess Royal is being treated at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital, part of North Bristol NHS Trust, a 45-minute, 30-mile drive from her home in Gloucestershire. She is expected to be discharged later this week (file image)
What is known is that there were horses nearby at the time of the accident and his medical team says his injuries are consistent with “potential impact” from a headbutt or kick from an animal or animals.
As a result, Buckingham Palace officials have come up with a “best working assumption” about how Anne’s injuries occurred.
The Princess Royal is being treated at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital, part of North Bristol NHS Trust, a 45-minute, 30-mile drive from her home in Gloucestershire.
She is expected to be discharged later this week. It is the region’s main trauma center, a sign of the seriousness of the incident. Her accident is the latest health problem to affect the Royal Family, following the King and Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis. She’s already one of the hardest-working royals, even though she’s 70, but lately she’s played an even bigger role.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “The Princess Royal has suffered minor injuries and a concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate yesterday afternoon. Her Royal Highness remains in Bristol’s Southmead Hospital as a precautionary measure for observation. and is expected to make a full and rapid recovery.
“The King has been kept closely informed and joins the entire Royal Family in sending their warmest love and best wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery.” Princess Anne is a skilled equestrian who competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971. Her estate in Gatcombe Park, where she lives with her husband and children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips , is an equestrian paradise. .
On Sunday he was said to have been walking within his “protected perimeter” when the accident occurred. It is not known if she was alone, although her husband and her children were on the farm at the time. The Palace said it would not confirm whether the princess was with anyone at the time.
A list of Princess Anne’s canceled engagements Ailsa Anderson-Cole, Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary who also worked with the Princess Royal, told the Mail: “She will be furious at not being able to keep her commitments… and hates to let down to the people”.
The King, Queen, Prince of Wales and Anne’s other brothers, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York, were immediately informed.
Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, home of Princess Anne. An air ambulance was called and she was treated at the scene before being taken by road to hospital. Her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, accompanied her.
An air ambulance was sent, but it was decided to transport her to the hospital by road.
Locals said they saw the air ambulance land around 9:15 p.m. One said: ‘I thought: “My God, I hope it’s not Anne.”‘
The King, Queen, Prince of Wales and Anne’s other brothers, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York, were immediately informed. A spokesperson also confirmed that, on the advice of doctors, her Royal Highness’s engagements will be postponed to next week.
He had eight engagements across the country before leaving for Canada on Thursday. “His Royal Highness sends his apologies to anyone who may feel uncomfortable or disappointed as a result,” the palace said.
Ailsa Anderson-Cole, Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary who also worked with the Princess Royal, told the Mail: “She will be furious at not being able to keep her commitments… and she hates letting people down.”
